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Former President of Harvard University Charles W. Eliot wrote in his introduction to the Harvard Classics, "In my opinion, a five-foot shelf would hold books enough to give a liberal education to any one who would read them with devotion, even if he could spare but fifteen minutes a day for reading." Here you are, you can easily listen to his entire 15-minutes-a-day study guide while commuting to and from work (most of us spend far more than 15 minutes a day commuting each day), doing mundane work in the office, washing dishes at home, or doing most of the things day in and day out. It is so easy, so entertaining, and so educational that they can be listened to again and again, until they permeate into our own thinking and into our characters. Perhaps, in one year's time, you will become someone you barely recognize, all for the better. Who knows?
-- Rich E Book
Episodes
Feb 24, 2022
Feb 24, 2022
Feb 24, 2022
18 min
In a superb poem, Milton bids Loathed Melancholy begone to some dark cell. He calls for the joys of youth and vows eternal faith with them. (Volume 4, Harvard Classics)
John Milton marries his third wife, Elizabeth Marshall, Feb. 24, 1662.
Feb 23, 2022
Feb 23, 2022
1 min
Introductory note on Robert Louis Stevenson (Volume 28, Harvard Classics)
Feb 23, 2022
Feb 23, 2022
17 min
Gossipy, witty Pepys had a curiosity that made him famous. He knew all the news of court and street. Stevenson, who never put his pen to a dull subject, writes of Pepys. (Volume 28, Harvard Classics)
Samuel Pepys born Feb. 23, 1632.
Feb 22, 2022
Feb 22, 2022
Feb 22, 2022
2 min
Burns asks for Columbia's harp, and then sings of liberty. He bewails the sad state of the land of Alfred and Wallace which once championed liberty, and now fights for tyranny. (Volume 6, Harvard Classics)
George Washington born Feb. 22, 1732.
Feb 21, 2022
Feb 21, 2022
Feb 21, 2022
19 min
Just what makes a university? A group of fine buildings? A library? A staff of well-trained teachers? A body of eager students? A winning football team? Cardinal Newman defines the prime functions of a university. (Volume 28, Harvard Classics)
Cardinal Newman born Feb. 21, 1801.
Feb 20, 2022
Feb 20, 2022
Feb 20, 2022
43 min
Because the early Quakers shook, trembled, and quaked when they became inspired --- they received the title of "Quakers." This sect attracted the keen-minded Voltaire, who made interesting notes on them during his visit to England. (Volume 34, Harvard Classics)